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Wood sage

Despite having the familiar sage-green leaves, Wood sage has very little scent, so is not a good cooking herb. It can be found on acidic soils on sand dunes, heaths and cliffs, and along woodland…

Habitat

Upland mixed ash wood

Beautiful displays of flowers spread under the gentle shade of unfurling ash leaves in spring, while in winter the abundant ferns and mosses mean these small, rocky woods retain a watery greenness…

Nature Reserve

Drostre Wood

Drostre Wood is a small mixed deciduous woodland containing oak and birch. Below the canopy of the tallest trees there is a wide range of smaller tree species including aspen, elder, yew, hawthorn…

Species

Southern wood ant

The most common wood ant is the southern wood Ant, or 'red wood ant', which is found in England and Wales. An aggressive predator, it plays a vital pest control role in our woodlands.…

Nature Reserve

Hambury Wood

Ancient woodland on an abandoned sea cliff.

Nature Reserve

Llandefaelog Wood

This reserve is a charming small area of woodland renowned for its floral display.

Nature Reserve

Peel Wood

Secondary broadleaved woodland within a disused limestone quarry.

Species

Wood sorrel

A delicate, small plant of woodlands and hedgerows, wood-sorrel has distinctive, trefoil leaves and white flowers with purple veins; both fold up at night.

Species

Wood white

This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.

Habitat

Lowland dry oak and birch wood

Gnarled veteran oaks are interspersed with groves of pale, elegant birches, while swathes of bracken and soft tussocks of wavy hair-grass cover ground from which autumn fungi sprout.…

Newyddion

Lights, Camera, Action!

Last month our Parc Slip team and dedicated volunteers were delighted to welcome ITV Coast and Country to film on the reserve and find out about our important habitat conservation work, highland…